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I Stand Tour
Tour by Idina Menzel
Associated albumI Stand
Start dateApril 1, 2008
End dateMarch 28, 2009
No. of shows50 total
Idina Menzel concert chronology

The I Stand tour was a tour taken by American actress and singer Idina Menzel.

Concert Synopsis

Menzel performs a diverse selection songs from her original pop album I Stand, Pop and Rock covers, as well as hits from her breakout performances on Broadway in Wicked and Rent. Throughout the concert, Menzel interacts with the audience sharing stories from inspiration of some of the songs she has written for the album, her early younger years in Long Island, NY (from quitting Hebrew School, to her parents getting divorced, and her life as a Long Island Wedding Singer before landing the role of Maureen Johnson in the original cast of Rent).

Performances

Menzel had recently released a pop album titled I Stand, and, in order to promote the album, got funds to go on tour. The album peaked at #58 on the Billboard Hot 200. On the tour, Menzel sang many songs from the album, as well as other various songs.

The tour began on April 1, 2008, performing four sold out legs. She appeared at places such as George Street Playhouse, Lincoln Center, and The Music Hall. The performance at the Lincoln Center was filmed for a PBS special on the show Soundstage.

Before being well known for appearing on the second season of The Voice, Chris Mann opened up for Menzel during the 3rd leg of the tour.

The tour continued until March 28, 2009 which afterwards Menzel took a year off from the spotlight to have a baby. Following giving birth to her son Walker Nathaniel Diggs, Menzel got offered a recurring role on the TV smash Glee and returned to the Concert stage on embarking on her Barefoot at the Symphony tour (which major symphony orchestras came in place of Menzel's 6 piece rock band).

Opening Acts

Set List

Leg 1 (Spring 2008 shows)
  1. "I Stand" from I Stand
  2. "Don't Let Me Down" from I Stand
  3. "Better to Have Loved" from I Stand
  4. "Brave" from I Stand
  5. "Devorah/Rise Up"
  6. "Where Do I Begin" from I Stand
  7. "My Own Worst Enemy" from I Stand
  8. "Wedding Days"
  9. "No Day But Today" from Rent
  10. "I Feel Everything" from I Stand
  11. "Perfume and Promises" from I Stand
  12. "Gorgeous" from I Stand
  13. "Defying Gravity" from Wicked
Notes
  • No Day But Today was not performed at the New Brunswick, NJ show on April 1, 2008.
Leg 2 (Summer 2008 shows)
  1. "I Stand" from I Stand
  2. "Don't Let Me Down" from I Stand
  3. "Where Do I Begin" from I Stand
  4. "Better to Have Loved" from I Stand
  5. "Here" from Here
  6. "Brave" from I Stand
  7. "Roxanne" by The Police or "Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar
  8. "Devorah/Rise Up"
  9. "My Own Worst Enemy" from I Stand
  10. "Wedding Days"
  11. "No Day But Today" from Rent
  12. "I Feel Everything" from I Stand
  13. "Gorgeous" from I Stand
  14. "For Good" from Wicked
  15. "Defying Gravity" from Wicked
Notes
  • Defying Gravity was performed halfway through the main set (instead of the encore) at the Santa Barbara, CA show on June 18, 2008.
  • Tomorrow was performed a cappella as the impromptu encore at the Santa Barbara, CA show on June 18, 2008.
  • Faithfully (a cover of the Journey song) was performed at the Atlantic City, NJ show only on June 26, 2008
Leg 3 (Fall 2008 shows)
  1. "Don't Let Me Down"
  2. "Here" from Here
  3. "Heartbreaker"
  4. "Brave" from I Stand
  5. "Devorah/Rise Up"
  6. "Embraceable You" by George and Ira Gershwin
  7. "No Day But Today" from Rent
  8. "Where Do I Begin" from I Stand
  9. "I Feel Everything" from I Stand
  10. "My Own Worst Enemy" from I Stand
  11. "Company" from Company
  12. "I Stand from I Stand/Get Up, Stand Up" by Bob Marley
  13. "Forever" from I Stand
  14. "For Good" from Wicked
  15. "Gorgeous" from I Stand
  16. "No Trace Of Us"
  17. "Kiss From a Rose"
  18. "Defying Gravity" from Wicked
Leg 4 (Winter 2009 shows)
  1. "I Stand" from I Stand
  2. "Don't Let Me Down" from I Stand
  3. "Here" from Here
  4. "Brave" from I Stand
  5. "Heaven Help My Heart" from Chess
  6. "Devorah/Rise Up"
  7. "Embraceable You" by George and Ira Gershwin
  8. "The Man That Got Away"
  9. "No Day But Today" from Rent
  10. "Spiraling"
  11. "Butterfly"
  12. "One"
  13. "Still I Can't Be Still" from Still I Can't Be Still
  14. "For Good" from Wicked
  15. "Gorgeous" from I Stand
  16. "No Trace Of Us" or "Company" from Company
  17. "Defying Gravity" from Wicked

Musicians

Notes

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
North America: Leg 1
April 1, 2008 New Brunswick United States George Street Playhouse
April 3, 2008 Pittsfield Barrington Stage
April 4, 2008 Mamaroneck Emelin Theatre
April 6, 2008 Fairfield Stage One
April 8, 2008
April 10, 2008 Wilmington The Baby Grand
April 11, 2008
April 14, 2008 New York City Rose Hall
United Kingdom
May 20, 2008 London England Ambassador's Theatre
North America: Leg 2
June 18, 2008 Santa Barbara United States Lobero Theatre
June 20, 2008 San Diego Humphrey's By The Bay
June 23, 2008 Washington DC Sixth & I Synagogue
June 25, 2008 New York City The Town Hall
June 26, 2008 Atlantic City The Music Box at the Borgata
July 17, 2008 Nashville James K. Polk Theatre
July 18, 2008 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheatre
July 20, 2008 Cary Koka Booth Amphitheatre
July 21, 2008 Charlotte McGlohon Theatre
July 23, 2008 Richmond The National
July 25, 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Parker Playhouse
July 27, 2008 Tampa Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
August 1, 2008 St. Louis The Pageant
August 4, 2008 Milwaukee Northern Lights Casino
August 6, 2008 Chicago House of Blues
August 7, 2008 Detroit Gem Theatre
August 9, 2008 St. Paul Fitzgerald Theater
August 12, 2008 Denver Newman Center
August 14, 2008 San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts
August 15, 2008 Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre
North America: Leg 3
October 30, 2008 Cleveland United States House of Blues
October 31, 2008 Louisville Bomhard Theatre
November 2, 2008 Madison Union Theater
November 3, 2008 Platteville Center for the Arts
November 5, 2008 East Lansing Pasant Theater
November 7, 2008 Toronto Canada Danforth Music Hall
November 8, 2008 Boston United States Berklee Performance Center
November 9, 2008 Union Wilkins Theatre
November 11, 2008 Bridgeport Klein Memorial Auditorium
November 12, 2008 Pittsburgh Byham Theater
November 13, 2008 Albany The Egg
North America: Leg 4
March 18, 2009 Portsmouth United States The Music Hall
March 19, 2009 Syracuse Goldstein Auditorium
March 21, 2009 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre
March 22, 2009 Tarrytown Tarrytown Music Hall
March 24, 2009 Alexandria Birchmere Music Hall
March 25, 2009 Glenside Keswick Theatre
March 25, 2009 Wilmington The Grand Opera Hall
March 25, 2009 Brookville Tilles Center

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